The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-08-18

patch has been received from ZanZl-
bar. at the foreign Office:
Henry NJ. Stanley, the African ex-
plorer, has been killed by natives,
after having been deserted by his es-
cort.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-As the st.
Louis, Chicago 4 Cincinnati express
train on this mornings Baltimore &
Ohio road. due here, was approaching
the city at a high rate of speed the
engineer found that the air brakes
would not work properly and be blew
the whistle for the ordinary brakes.
He was too late, however, to check
the momentum of the train, and it
ran upon what is known as the "Y," )"
near the depot, while going at rate
OF forty miles an hour. The curve
was very sharp, and the express car
jumped the track and struck the sig
mai tower. A general wreck ensued,
and all cars except the sleeper were
badly smashed. The only death re-
ported is that OF Hamlin Brosions,
the engineer OF the train, who was
scalded to death. The fireman was
also badly scalded, and ten of the
passengers seriously injured. The
signal tower was completely demol-
ished. The telegraph operator for
tunately observed the derailment in
time to escape by jumping from the
window OF the structure. His arms
were broken but he was not otherwise
injured.
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN CoNvEN-
TIoN.
HARRISBURG. Pennsylvania, August
1.-THE Republican state convention
was called to order by chairman
Cooper OF the state committee this
morning, and Walter r. Lyons elect
ed temporary chairman. He thanked
the convention for the honor and
said this was the great battle of 1888,
and therefore it became the party to
act wisely and well; and to see that
the party platform was such AS the
great fight OF the future could be
made upon with safety. VIM. r.
Hart was nominated state treasurer
by acclamation.
RAlLkOAD CONfElCI.
ST. PAUL, Aug. ia special from
Winnipeg says that the Canadian Pa
cific yesterday sent the road
building material and gang
OF fifty men over its southwestern
branch to Morris where work was
to begin to night constructing a
spur line crossing the route of the
/ Red River valley road, thus obstruct-
! ing the building OF the latter. An
/ open conflict between the force OF
the opposing roads is expected to-
day. The Red River people say they
will put their road through at all
! hazards.
UNITED LABOR CONVENTION.
SYRACUSE, NY. Aug. 7.-Delegates
to the united labor state convention
wave all arrived this morning. Hen
ry George, DIR. McGlynn, John Nc
Mackin and other leaders are at par
ty headquarters at the Empire House,
where the state executive committee
was in session throughout the fore
noon. George, McGlynn and Nc
Mackin are in constant consultation
with the committee, which is engaged
in laying out the work for the con-
vention.
THE FLAGSHIP HARTFORD.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-There is
little prospect of the Hartford being
repaired at a cost OF Sl74,0O0. The
position assumed by secretary Whit
ney in connection with the repairs on
| the PGlOS and MOnocdcy is not de-
parted from, and, therefore, the HUT
ford will. perhaps, be relegated to
Rotten Row." in view Of the historic
interest attached to the old battle
ship. The proposition has been
made TO repair her to the extent Of q
few thOusad dollars and station her
at San Francisco as a receiving ship.
Many naval officers think that after
all this is the most sensible way to
dispose of the old vessel. liz this is
not done, she will probably be con-
demned instead of repaired for active
service, at a cost of Sl74. 900, as secre.
tary Whitney will hardly withdraw
in this instance from the stand he
has taken with regard to the PGlO'
and WOROc0cy.
THE ToRTUGAs.
New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Herald
says that commander Pullman anC
friends advanced the 100000 which
Hayti needed some time ago to in
duce England to withdraw her threa
to seize Tortugas island. Pullman
now claims to be the possessor of tn,
island, which would make a valuabl,
naval station, and proposes to offer j
to the United States. He believes
that If the United States assumes do
minion of the island it will at ono,
give to its material development 81
great an impetus that he will be
good deal more than compensated 70
the cession. He accordingly vii
offer to pay The United States a yer.
large sum out OF the first proceed
that he expects to derive from tn,
r cutting and sale of valuable and rar
timber with which the island is GOV
cred. He also intends to invite b.
every liberal means immigration from
the island and elsewhere. He sal
last night: THE Haytian govern
ment has signed an agreement, o
: treaty, with me, giving me full righ
: and authority to sell the Tortugas.
; strong prejudice against European
powers exists in Hayti, but / antici
:. pate no opposition whatever to a ces
n